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"'''Pegu''', a town and former capital of Lower [[Burma]], giving its name to a district and a division. The town is situated on a river of the same name, 47 m. N.E. of [[Rangoon]] by rail." ("Pegu", ''Love to Know 1911'')
'''Pegu''' was the headquarters of [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V20_090.gif Pegu District] in the Pegu Division of Burma during the British period.


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== External links ==
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[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Pegu "Pegu"] ''Love to Know 1911''.
[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Pegu Pegu] Love to Know 1911<br>
[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V20_102.gif Pegu Town] Imperial Gazetteer<br>


[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegu "Bago, Burma"] ''Wikipedia''.


[[Category:Locations]]
[[Category:Locations]]
[[Category:Burma]]
[[Category:Burma]]
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]

Revision as of 17:05, 19 June 2012

Pegu
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Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates: 17.32911°N 96.499089°E
Altitude: 15 metres (49 feet)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Bago
State/Province: Bago Division
Country: Burma
Transport links
Burma Railway
Sittang Valley State Railway
FibiWiki Maps
See our interactive map of this location showing
places of interest during the British period
[xxxxx Pegu]


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Pegu was the headquarters of Pegu District in the Pegu Division of Burma during the British period.

Spelling Variants

Modern name: Pegu/Bago

Military history

Battle of Pegu June 1852
Relief of Pegu Dec 1852

External links

Pegu Love to Know 1911
Pegu Town Imperial Gazetteer